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Definition of Fright
1. Verb. Cause fear in. "The bad news will fright him"; "Ghosts could never affright her"
Specialized synonyms: Bluff, Awe, Terrify, Terrorise, Terrorize, Intimidate, Alarm, Appal, Appall, Dismay, Horrify, Consternate, Spook
Generic synonyms: Excite, Shake, Shake Up, Stimulate, Stir
Causes: Dread, Fear
Derivative terms: Affright, Frightening, Scare, Scarer
Also: Frighten Away, Frighten Off
2. Noun. An emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight).
Generic synonyms: Emotion
Specialized synonyms: Alarm, Consternation, Dismay, Creeps, Chill, Frisson, Quiver, Shiver, Shudder, Thrill, Tingle, Horror, Hysteria, Affright, Panic, Terror, Panic Attack, Scare, Stage Fright, Apprehension, Apprehensiveness, Dread, Timidity, Timidness, Timorousness, Intimidation
Terms within: Cold Sweat
Attributes: Afraid, Fearless, Unafraid
Derivative terms: Fear, Fearful
Antonyms: Fearlessness
Definition of Fright
1. n. A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.
2. v. t. To alarm suddenly; to shock by causing sudden fear; to terrify; to scare.
Definition of Fright
1. Noun. A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm. ¹
2. Noun. Anything strange, ugly or shocking, producing a feeling of alarm or aversion. ¹
3. Verb. (archaic) to frighten ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fright
1. to frighten [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: frighten
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fright
Literary usage of Fright
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order: With Copious by George Crabb (1881)
"fright is a less vivid emotion than either, as it arises from the simple appearance
... Alarm affecta the feelings, terror the understanding, and fright the ..."
2. Roughing It by Mark Twain (2001)
"There was a pause, SEVERE CASE OF STAGE-fright. and then another; pres- ently
came a third, and before I well knew what I was about, I was in the middle of ..."
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